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UK Media Act

Video-on-demand services to report to Ofcom on accessibility under draft UK Media Bill

The broadcast industry has applauded moves to align VoD accessibility requirements with those for linear TV channels
Blockchain

Exploring the EU MiCAR crypto-asset transfer service

The new EU rules specify 10 crypto-asset services and our MiCAR 'deep dive' series opens with a look at transfer
UK Media Act

What is the current 'state of play' of the draft UK Media Bill?

The pre-legislative scrutiny stage has concluded with eyes now on the next steps for the UK broadcasting reforms
Artificial intelligence

Employers using AI to recruit skilled workers need to stay up-to-date in Germany

What employment law and discrimination challenges are raised when artificial intelligence is used to recruit in Germany?
Competition, antitrust and trade

Spain draws €194m line in Apple-Amazon brand protection and competition restriction ruling

Contractual terms at issue for competition regulator include 'brand gating' and competitor product ad restrictions
Regulatory Outlook

Cyber security | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023

Communications Committee launches inquiry into LLMs | NCSC publishes cyber threat report for the UK legal sector | Cyber essentials
Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms| UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023

CAP publishes new guidance on mid-contract price increases | Ofcom's bid to support phone and broadband customers through the cost
Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023

UK government publishes response to its Online Advertising Programme | UK CAP and BCAP update their guidance on misleading environmental
Knowledge Notes

Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?

We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer
Blockchain

Law Commission report positions UK as a centre for digital asset disputes

Long-awaited paper identifies the strength of English common law in addressing legal issues arising from digital assets
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

UK Court of Appeal further clarifies Electronic Communications Code renewals

Code renewal provisions have been widened to address renewals involving concurrent lessees
IT and data

What does the new Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision mean for US data flows?

EU and UK companies transferring personal data should check if their US data importers certify under the new framework